Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-07


Albert. The hat was of straw. He talked
with the Dorsams about what had occurred.
The hat he wore was Plath's, for which he
had exchanged his own while going toward
| Water street. Witness wore Dorsams hat
away from Ryan's house.
Witness saw John Arensdorf the next day
before tho latter appeared at the coroner's
| inquest.
@l said," he continued, Hello, John,
and asked how he felt. He said he did not
feel any too we'll. He asked me if 1 had
seen it. 1 said: 'Yes, John. II is bad
thing for you. You ought never to have
done that
Il know it, he said; but everybody has
got to keep still. Did anybody see it be-
sides your
81 says, Yes; everybody on the spot
there must have seen it, John, because they
all stopped dumb when it happened
b7ol oHe lbsIs ssid; Can l -denend ON You as a
Il said: you can. am Knight of
Pythias.'
after the coroner's inquest / asked him:
What did you know, JohnY He said
nothing and kind of laughed. He said he
couldn't fix Henry Peters for any evidence,
and thought about sending him over to
Nebraska for few days, and from there to
Germany"
Leavitt was subjected to rigorous cross
examination by the defense without in the
least shaking his testimony.
Mrs. Leavitt was called to the stand, and
corroborated her husbands testimony in
regard to the conversation which he had
with Arensdorf upon the sidewalk in front
of their rooms on Fourth street, soon after
the murder of Haddock, in which Arens-
dorf spoke of sending Peters away to
oh Noclro hn aAVTI1
not be fixed for evidence. Attorney Ar2o
conducted the cross examination. Con-
siderable amusement was created when the
attorney asked the witness whether she
had ever drank beer with any men there.
She replied: Yes; 1 drank beer with you,
Mr.. Argo."
Albert Koschnitzi, or "Bismarck," was
next placed upon the stand. He strongly
corroborated Leavitt. His evidence, sum-
married., was substantially as follows:
The morning of the day of the murder of
Mr.. Haddock, he went to Fourth street
and met George Treiber. He went with
him into Triebers saloon and was given a
glass of beer. The two then went together
to the court house, where they remained
until noon. The injunction cases were be-
ing tried. Mr.. Haddock was a witness in
the cases, and after the court adjourned
they went ont together and went up the
street in front of the court house to
Seventh streeth, then east on Seventh
street. They walked by Haddocks house.
Treiber, pointing at it, as they strolled by,
told him (witness) that Haddock lived
there, and that Treiber would give $500 to
have the preacher whipped. Treiber asked
if he knew Fritz Folger and Sylvester
Granda. Witness said he did. Treiber
told him to see Grauda and tell him about
the $500 offer. The witness saw Granda
that forenoon and told him. Granda
agreed to go to Treiber's saloon that night.
On Tuesday morning witness went to
Treiber's saloon. Treiber said that Granda
Rad Mu1g net been tthsEe As hs had gromaissd pro-
talked about the money and the whipping.
Granda said he went to the saloon and that
Treiber was not there.
Witness went back to Treiber with that
message. Treiber told him to be sure and
bring Granda up that evening. Witness on
the day of the murder went with Treiber TO
the court house and saw Haddock there.
The whisky trial was in progress. He re-
mained in court about an hour and q half.
In the evening witness went once to Trei-
ber's saloon. Granda had not been there,
and Treiber wanted witness TO go and fetch
him, giving him five cents to pay street. car
fare. Witness went to Granda's house,
but did not find him, and returned to tue
saloon.
On starting to 90, witness met Treiber,
Granda, Platt, Munchrath, and Paul Leader
on the corner of Fourth and Pierce streets.
Treiber told Bismarck to go and show
Granda where DIR. Haddock lived. The two
men started ON that errand, but Bismarck"
said he could not find the house, and
Granda declared he would not do the whip
ping, anyway. So many knew of the offer
he was afraid to do it. Bismarck" pro-
posed that they go back 10 the saloon and
make Treiber give them few drinks. The
two men then went back to Fourth street,
and on the corner of Pierce again met the
crowd. Leavitt and Henry Peters were with
the others. At this encounter Plath gave
Granda twenty five cents.
Witness and Granda went 10 Umblers
saloon and took q drink. They returned
TO the corner. Treiber sent them down to
the Columbia House to see if Haddock had
returned from Gre anville. Witness found
Eberhardt at the Columbia House playing
cards and called to him 10 come out. In
response to Bismarck's request Eberhardt
sent man TO the stable next door to make
the inquiry about the buggy. Fitzsim-
mons was the man. About an hour later
witness saw the horse and buggy come back.
He was watching for it in the rain at the
corner of Fourth and Water streets.
Granda was with him. The two men went
east on Fourth street and told the crowd
near Junk's saloon that the buggy had re-
turned.
The crowd met by witness consisted of
Arensdorf, Peters, Leader, Munchrath,
Leavitt Granda and others. They pro-
ceeded west until they reached the corner
of Water street, Paul Leader walking with
Bismarck" DIR. Haddock came along
Water street to the crossing oil Fourth.
John Arensdorf went out to meet him,
passed q step or two by the minister, then
turned and fired at his head.
Bismarck" underwent long cross ex-
animation at the hands of the attorneys for
the defense, but the witness did not vary
from his original statements by material
word.
The general effect of "Bismarcks" story
was favorable TO the State. He confessed
his own faults and weaknesses with such n
total disregard of conventional morality
that he seemed childlike without being
mentally weak. His mind is vigorous
enough, but his moral nature is on the
plane of being capable of conspiring
| against Haddock more for the drinks than
| from malice. His idea was to havo some
fun. The defense will try to bring dis
credit on this witness. because of his def
cient moral sensibilities, but that is what
the State would be strengthened by having
them do. This mans original revelation
was made in California almost simultane-
ously with Leavitt's confession. There
could have been no collusion between
them, yet their stories corroborate each
other in the closest manner.
In the midst fof "Bismarck's" cross-ex-
| animation Mrs Haddock, who had borne